Must-Read Chapbooks by The Quarto Staff

As the submission deadline for our annual chapbook competition approaches this Friday, the Quarto Staff has compiled a list of our favorite chapbooks to inspire you all to bust out your best chapbooks and submit! We are beyond excited to read your submissions and design a chapbook, so keep a look-out for our winner and our chapbook launch party in a few weeks, too. But most importantly, don’t forget to SUBMIT your chapbooks by this Friday! The deadline is 11:59 p.m.

  • The January Children by Safia Elhillo 

  • Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

  • Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong 

  • The Final Voicemails by Max Ritvo 

  • The Specimen’s Apology by George Abraham

  • Portrait of the Alcoholic by Kaveh Akbar 

  • There Should Be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza

  • Not Here by Hieu Minh Nguyen 

  • Look by Solmaz Sharif 

Illustration by Gisela Levy

Illustration by Gisela Levy